STUDENT STEWARDSHIP WORKSHOPS
SPRING & SUMMER 2004

Box 1088 - Swift Current - SK - S9H 3X3 - 306.778.5007

FUN AT THE CREEK!!!

The workshop was delivered to 588 kids at schools, camps and park programs throughout the watershed. The workshops are designed to teach kids ages 7-14 about student stewardship. The kids learn about where their water comes from, where it goes, the importance of riparian zones and the effects of pH and nitrate on the water.

Grade 4, Central School at Riverdene Park, SC on
May 19, 2004

Grade 8, Irwin School at Riverdene Park, SC on
June 3, 2004

The workshop consists of 6 stations, each station covers topics involving the creek. These topics include the riparian zone, animal and aquatic habitat, nitrate, pH, identifying water bugs and finally catching bugs in the creek.

Camp Elim at Lac Pelletier on July 22, 2004

Grade 5, Central School at Westbank Bible Camp on
June 17, 2004

Thank you to Leslie Yasul, Diane Watt, Cher King, Bix Biederbeck, Kerry LaForge, Dan Runcie, Kim Lambe, Glenn Bratvold and Erna King for all their help to make these workshops a success!

WATER WATCHDOG WORKSHOPS
SPRING & SUMMER 2003

The Water Watchdog workshop is a program developed by the Partners FOR the Saskatchewan River Basin that provides children with the opportunity to learn about factors surrounding the creek. The workshops were delivered to 314 kids at Westbank Bible Camp, Camp Elim and Irwin School. Some of the activities included:

setting up a monitoring site

observing plants and animals along the shoreline

testing the pH and nitrates in the water

catching and identifying water bugs, frogs and crayfish.

For more information on the Water Watchdog program, visit

http://www.saskriverbasin.ca

Grade 5, Central School at Westbank Bible Camp on
June 19, 2003

Grade 8, Irwin School at Riverdene Park, SC on
June 5, 2003